Hi Greg, Thanks for making this video. It makes an important point about risk and proprietary software in a persuasive way.
As mentioned previously (2020-08-08) I did not like the last 30 seconds of "The University of Costumed Heroes" where the FSF-oriented "hero" kills people. By contrast, "Fight to Repair" does not have that specific issue, as instead the villain is turned over to the police instead of being murdered by a vigilante FSF advocate. There is still physical violence by the hero near the end of "Fight to Repair" which could *potentially* have ended in the death of the villain (from being kicked off a motorcycle at high speed). Potentially -- out of context -- such an action by the hero could be categorized as felony assault? Although presumably in context that assault would not be prosecuted as such as it was in defense of two other people's lives? And in the end the villain just ended up sliding into a pile of garbage without apparent injury from the physical assault -- which maybe is the best one could hope for in this genre? Of course, the police and courts can engage in state-sanctioned violence. So, turning over a presumed criminal to police isn't entirely a non-violent conflict-resolving act in that sense (even without things like George Floyd tragedy). Nonetheless, involving the police or courts is generally considered an appropriate response to lawbreaking conflict in our society (especially compared to vigilante violence). I continue to encourage you -- especially in light of recent events in the USA -- to think more deeply about crafting FSF messages that avoid explicitly or implicitly endorsing the idea that "vigilante violence is the answer". In that sense, this video is much better than the last. But there may still be room for improvement -- or maybe not given the genre? In case it helps, here is a book review I did in 2009 on "The War Play Dilemma: What Every Parent And Teacher Needs to Know" by Diane E. Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige which might provide some more context on where I am coming from: https://pdfernhout.net/the-war-play-dilemma.html "The "dilemma" is about a fundamental conflict parents face when dealing with war play. On the one hand, most parents want children to grow and develop by working through developmental issues (like learning to deal with conflict, learning self-control, and learning respect for themselves and others through play, including play involving conflicts as hands-on-learning). On the other hand, most parents want to convey social values related to their beliefs about violence and war as ways to solve social conflicts. The authors clearly do not say all war play is bad, and they also point out that even a cracker can be turned into a gun with one bite. The authors say there are no easy general answers to this dilemma in all situations, but provide a range of options." Most of us grew up on a steady diet of violent media -- so watching physical assault in videos has been normalized in that sense. And it's true that conflict is a core part of almost any story. Thinking about ways to transcend conflicts -- especially non-violently -- can be a huge challenge. One possible starting point: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=non-violent+conflict+resolution Thanks for continuing to refine the FSF message in more positive ways. --Paul Fernhout (pdfernhout.net) "The biggest challenge of the 21st century is the irony of technologies of abundance in the hands of those still thinking in terms of scarcity." On 1/11/21 6:56 PM, Greg Farough wrote: > Hi, everyone, > > I'm happy to present a new animated video we've produced on the > crucial need to be able to study and fix the software present in the > tools we depend on. It has a cyberpunk vibe I hope you'll appreciate. > Please watch "Fight to Repair," and share it with your friends. > > <https://u.fsf.org/fight-to-repair> > > -g _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
